r/Damnthatsinteresting 4d ago

Video Fascinating growth made by China!

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u/Knusprige-Ente 4d ago edited 4d ago

Obligatory reminder that the chinese peoples Republic is, even though technological advanced, a dictatorship that runs concentration Camps and lets people disappear that disagree with the government

Edit: I find it interesting how many feel the need to say that the USA isn't better. But If have never said otherwise, both can be true at the same time. The world doesn't work like a game of chess that only has two sides. The fact that one side is bad doesn't make the other good or even less bad

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u/lucassuave15 4d ago

The lightshow keeps the moths away from seeing the real issues underneath the shiny skyscrapers, and for the china defenders saying "BUT AMERICA..." first i'm not american and second every single country has problems, the difference is denying the issues and covering up fckd up shit vs being open and recognizing the problems your country has

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u/OverCookedTheChicken 4d ago

THANK YOU. I just left a novel of a comment because I hadn’t yet seen any comments like this and that video just made me feel… not good.